MattyC wrote on Mar 20, 2016, 14:26:InBlack wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 15:37:
I wonder what D3 would have been like if Blizzard North had been left to it's own devices and allowed to finish the game. I guess we will never know *sigh*
If Blizzard North had been left alone it would have been Condor and Diablo likely would have been a very meh turn based game and thus no Diablo II or III.
InBlack wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 15:37:
I wonder what D3 would have been like if Blizzard North had been left to it's own devices and allowed to finish the game. I guess we will never know *sigh*
Shok wrote on Mar 20, 2016, 10:45:
This question in a recent interview with Rebecca Heinmein explains the economics of why the 3DO failed if you are interested.
Rhialto wrote on Mar 20, 2016, 09:34:Level designer. Brought in for Johnny Mosely Mad Trix 2, but that got cancelled a month after I arrived so I worked on Army Men Sarge's War until it went Gold. Then I switched to external development, where I was working on a cool spiritual successor to Herzog Zwei using the Army Men universe (using a helicopter to transport troops around the map instead of a jet, no transforming though). We had just gotten the prototype up and running when everything hit the fan.sdgundamx wrote on Mar 20, 2016, 09:14:What was your job?
As someone who was at 3DOI have to go in person to the bankruptcy court in San Fran and spend about 50 bucks to fill in the paperwork and get the check released. Which is a problem since I no longer live in the U.S.You got in touch and explained it all and that's really the only way? That suck...
sdgundamx wrote on Mar 20, 2016, 09:14:What was your job?
As someone who was at 3DO
I have to go in person to the bankruptcy court in San Fran and spend about 50 bucks to fill in the paperwork and get the check released. Which is a problem since I no longer live in the U.S.You got in touch and explained it all and that's really the only way? That suck...
Rhialto wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 13:19:
Now I know who killed the 3DO... I still have my FZ-1.
nin wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 16:47:Nucas wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 16:29:InBlack wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 15:37:
I wonder what D3 would have been like if Blizzard North had been left to it's own devices and allowed to finish the game. I guess we will never know *sigh*
i think the game is in a pretty complete state now. have you checked it out recently? i never played it at launch, only heard the stories..
D3 is in a great state now. The last few patches have added all sorts of new content, which is nice. I can't play it for months straight at a time (I couldn't do that with d2, either), but it's great for popping in a week or two here and there.
Nucas wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 16:29:InBlack wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 15:37:
I wonder what D3 would have been like if Blizzard North had been left to it's own devices and allowed to finish the game. I guess we will never know *sigh*
i think the game is in a pretty complete state now. have you checked it out recently? i never played it at launch, only heard the stories..
InBlack wrote on Mar 19, 2016, 15:37:
I wonder what D3 would have been like if Blizzard North had been left to it's own devices and allowed to finish the game. I guess we will never know *sigh*